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Soldat Talk => General Discussions => Topic started by: FliesLikeABrick on November 17, 2006, 03:12:22 pm
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Finally we have a forums.soldat.pl server up and running!
You can view the status and settings of the server at http://rentals.u13.net/cpgui/vitals.php?username=soldatforums&server=customwm&comingfrom=settings
Please recommend maps for us to use. The server uses the WM from the Weapons Mod Discussion forum, so give feedback on weapon balance settings there. The idea is to use this server for fun as well as to help test out weapons balance settings.
As you can see if you look at that page now, the server is running with very few default maps. Upon recommendation, we'll look into adding custom maps that you recommend.
We also have one more server we can put up right now, so feel free to make suggestions about what the second server is used for.
The server is at:
IP: forums.soldat.pl (67.106.77.193)
Port: 30029
Game Password: mash
(http://rentals.u13.net/cpgui/statusimage.php?user=soldatforums&server=customwm)
Both servers are being donated by u13.net.Â
Feel free to donate to help cover the monthly costs of running them, though it isn't required.
Donations can be sent to rentals@u13.net with the title "SF.com server donation"
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Yay! I'll drop in as soon as possible, also nice initiative to put this one up.
And for the second server: Pointmatch or Hold the flag. Ploxxx.
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The password is chakra? Some cheeky bastard must have an overflowing ego right about now... :)
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Dammmmn right my nizzle.
About friggin' time you done this too! nice one luv, you're a proper star. I demand applaud-spamming on our lovable forum host.
...I wouldn't mind a pointmatch too, if even just to see if it'd get used. I really love that mode.
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Yeah, I was intentionally waiting to set up the soldatforums server until we had our rentals control panel completely set up and working. We've put some finishing touches on the control panel in the past week or two, so I decided to do it now.
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awesome server.....not to often you find forumers all in the same server....but now that may change :D
Flies....I think I love you ^_^ <3
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I was suprised to see about 4 people I knew instantly from the forums in there. Toumaz (Ownage with Barret xD), Ru (yep....he sucks :P), Serial K!ller (no comment....he rules with all weapons), and SDFilm!...
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Installed the game that i haven't been playing for over 9moths. Had a blast ;)
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It was cool, played with ru, I sucked, thanks flab!
Edit: incase you guys didn't realise it, I was Evil Tribble
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i suggest adding my old map ctf_taurus (http://home.arcor.de/avarax/taurus1.JPG) (*click* (http://home.arcor.de/avarax/ctf_taurus.PMS)) and ctf_Festen by Hudo (http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=7626.0)
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Hey, this is awesome. I'm not into normal-mode, but I think I'll check this one out anyway! Good job, guys!
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Yeah balance needs to be worked out....
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:( I lag 300 in the server, I guess I could be a spectator. :D
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I don't think using that wm is a good idea, but let playing prove me wrong :)
I'll edit once I check it out.
Cool server, though I'd like to suggest a few things;
- The limits are pretty weird, too little caps and too much time. Maybe compromise it by a timelimit of 15 with a cap limit of 10, or both limits to ten?
- Four nades leave room for serious nadespam, though until that's a problem it could stay as it is.
- The map rotation is poor? I think not every default map is on the server, which is a nono. I want nuubia dammit!
- Maybe have a TS/Vent server, with it's address sent in the server message? Some serious fun that'd be!
- Some maps that'd be cool:
Ruins (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.jpg)|D/l (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.PMS)
Oracle (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Anna_Z/ctf_oracle.jpg)|D/l (http://individual.utoronto.ca/caek/ctf_oracle.zip)
Lazycolores (http://sml.u13.net/maps/overview/viewover.PNG)|D/l (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=458)
Division (http://sml.u13.net/maps/screenshot/division_ov_obj.jpg)|D/l (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=430)
Karpat (http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/7373/overviewbs5.png)|D/l (http://llsc.us/members/Demonic/uploads/ctf_Karpat.zip)
Conquest (http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/773/overview7hz.png)|D/l (http://mapmine.soldatcentral.net/Upload/ctf_Conquest.zip)
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the WM is cool, the autos are a bit too weak though
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autos weak? Hmmm...From what I saw aug has less self bink than it had before and that was it? As if aug isn't strong enough already?
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ya the aug is fine, but AK and minimi have reduced damage if i remember correctly
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Ruins (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.jpg)|D/l (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.PMS)
Division (http://sml.u13.net/maps/screenshot/division_ov_obj.jpg)|D/l (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=430)
That is all
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Good initiative, hopefully we can get a server back, similar to the DNA-server.
( And I'd also go for a PM-server as the second one, just to see if it might become any popular ( speaking from experience, the odds will be rather low though ))
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I say give the minimi a bit more power(Not too much but at least don't make it weaker then it was) Give the ruger some bink, slow down the law a good amount. Those are the only major changes needed.
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slow the law down? why?
The ak and mp5 are even more lower damage? why?
No custom maps added please, just the normal ones.
To my knowlege this is the only server that uses bonuses
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Ruins (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.jpg)|D/l (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.PMS)
Yes friggin please, wonderful gameplay on that one. Also, please only have ctf_Taurus in the rotation once, because it ain't really that fun to play on. :(
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Woo, played a bit today and it was fun. I hope there will be an euro server for Soldatforums one day. :)
Can't really comment on balance since I didn't play with many weapons and only played briefly.
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I found the automatic weapons unused. The only weapons people used a lot were the Barret, SPAS, Ruger and M79.
Which isn't anything new.
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I checked the server.Next time Realistic mode Server?
I hope i can be better on Normal Mode so TRAIN ME!.
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I don't think using that wm is a good idea, but let playing prove me wrong :)
I'll edit once I check it out.
Cool server, though I'd like to suggest a few things;
- The limits are pretty weird, too little caps and too much time. Maybe compromise it by a timelimit of 15 with a cap limit of 10, or both limits to ten?
Alright, I'll change this
- Four nades leave room for serious nadespam, though until that's a problem it could stay as it is.
- The map rotation is poor? I think not every default map is on the server, which is a nono. I want nuubia dammit!
Did you read my first post? I said that I just threw some maps on there for now and plan to have the rotation eventually be mostly custom maps once people recommend them.
- Maybe have a TS/Vent server, with it's address sent in the server message? Some serious fun that'd be!
There is already a TS server at forums.soldat.pl I'll add this to the welcome messages
- Some maps that'd be cool:
Ruins (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.jpg)|D/l (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.PMS)
Oracle (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Anna_Z/ctf_oracle.jpg)|D/l (http://individual.utoronto.ca/caek/ctf_oracle.zip)
Lazycolores (http://sml.u13.net/maps/overview/viewover.PNG)|D/l (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=458)
Division (http://sml.u13.net/maps/screenshot/division_ov_obj.jpg)|D/l (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=430)
Karpat (http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/7373/overviewbs5.png)|D/l (http://llsc.us/members/Demonic/uploads/ctf_Karpat.zip)
Conquest (http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/773/overview7hz.png)|D/l (http://mapmine.soldatcentral.net/Upload/ctf_Conquest.zip)
Alright, everyone should be voicing their opinions on suggested maps so that I don't just randomly have to choose ones that I think are decent
slow the law down? why?
The ak and mp5 are even more lower damage? why?
No custom maps added please, just the normal ones.
To my knowlege this is the only server that uses bonuses
This is what the weapon balance discussion forums are now for. This WM is pulled right from the one in the sticky for that forum. Voice your opinions there and perhaps we'll see changes made
I say give the minimi a bit more power(Not too much but at least don't make it weaker then it was) Give the ruger some bink, slow down the law a good amount. Those are the only major changes needed.
Go to the WM forums for suggestions like this.ya the aug is fine, but AK and minimi have reduced damage if i remember correctly
the WM is cool, the autos are a bit too weak though
Yeah balance needs to be worked out....
I found the automatic weapons unused. The only weapons people used a lot were the Barret, SPAS, Ruger and M79.
Which isn't anything new.
I was playing last night and a fair amount of people were using autos. I think the autos are in a good position in the balance in this server so far and I think that people should play 5 or 6 times in there with different people to really see what they notice about weapon usage, not just once. People don't always play with certain weapons because they think they're powerful... a lot of people just have preferences for which weapons they like (like me)
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<FliesLikeABrick> that was awesomely fun
<Pienne> ?
<FliesLikeABrick> I haven't played soldat for more than 15 or 20 minutes in a very, very long time... a year or two
<FliesLikeABrick> I was just in the SF server for about 3 hours
I think this server just made me an active player again... I have a feeling it'll have the same effect on a bunch of oldies
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I added ruins but had to take ctf_taurus out because it causes everyone to have very low FPS (mine dropped from 50 to 30, just about everyone else saw a similar result)
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I'll talk with Avarax about it, if he uses .png sceneries instead of .bmp, it won't lag for you guys with prehistoric graphic cards. Taurus freakin' owns. ¬_¬
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maybe set the grenade limit to 3? because when its crowded there's to many grenades flying around.
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FLAB owns me in Soldat. :(
Maybe its the lag. :P
I love the server, its great!
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Really? I chainsawed FLAB a few times and kept killing him when he went low on ctf_Laos.
Anyway, this server rules. Only people who come here (about 25% of the Soldat population?) will know how to get in, so it filters out all of the complete idiots.
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You shouldn't need to have a good graphics card to play Soldat, Demonic.
It's Soldat.
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Howz about making the second server a DM?
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Howz about making the second server a DM?
Without WM.
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Howz about making the second server a DM?
Yeah I'm more used to DM than CTF.
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I played on the server for a bit today, and it was pretty fun. I didn't experiment with the weapons enough to really comment on them yet though. I'll be able to give my opinion once I've played there some more.
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Really? I chainsawed FLAB a few times and kept killing him when he went low on ctf_Laos.
Anyway, this server rules. Only people who come here (about 25% of the Soldat population?) will know how to get in, so it filters out all of the complete idiots.
even less, I'd say only 10% of the Soldat players around the world come to these forums. Maybe 5-10% of the people registered here will play on that server, at first right away
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Any chance of getting a htf server?
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Suggestion: have !players / !info commands work on the #soldat.forums channel, so it shows who's in the server, what map is playing etc. Would help in getting some games rollin', eh?
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It would be cool.
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I really, really wanted to play in that server, but since it uses original maps, I can't.
Because my soldat has a annoying bug, that whenever I enter in servers that use original maps, the game takes me out of the server and then I get the message: "wrong map version detected". I don't even change the maps with mapmakers.
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I really, really wanted to play in that server, but since it uses original maps, I can't.
Because my soldat has a annoying bug, that whenever I enter in servers that use original maps, the game takes me out of the server and then I get the message: "wrong map version detected". I don't even change the maps with mapmakers.
Redownload the full package of the latest Soldat version, I bet it'd fix it.
Also a silly suggestion: Set the points for capture thingy to 0 to keep it fun and encourage teamwork a tidbit more.
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Try reinstalling.
Date Posted: November 19, 2006, 12:28:02 PM
My only beef with the server besides the WM is the lag difference between people in the states and people in Europe. Two people with 200+ pings can pretty much beat five people from the states with -80 pings no problem in normal mode.
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Or that us euros happen to be better? Lag isn't that much of an advantage you know...
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Or that us euros happen to be better? Lag isn't that much of an advantage you know...
It is when most of my shots don't do shit
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Suggestion: have !players / !info commands work on the #soldat.forums channel, so it shows who's in the server, what map is playing etc. Would help in getting some games rollin', eh?
I've been planning to do this ever since I started making that bot a few months ago ;) Wait until I find some free time and I'll be adding a bunch of nifty stuff.
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Or that us euros happen to be better? Lag isn't that much of an advantage you know...
Yeah, because it's not that much of an advantage when I shoot people in the face ten times with a shotgun and they just walk away? That's so not an advantage.
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I love it as it's lobby-accessible (as apposed to Gather), not just another noob-filled public server and a good place to test the new balance. ;D
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Or that us euros happen to be better? Lag isn't that much of an advantage you know...
Yeah, because it's not that much of an advantage when I shoot people in the face ten times with a shotgun and they just walk away? That's so not an advantage.
Welcome to Soldat, it works both ways you know. Or do you think that higher ping means I get higher health and live happily ever after? Oh wait, wouldn't that mean that a lot of clan players would just start downloading stuff so they get higher pings and thus an advantage?
It doesn't work that way, at all. 200 ping means that it'll take 0.2 seconds for your shot to get to me, so you have to aim where I'll be 0.2 from now. And it works the other way around aswell - plus it's hell of annoying with grenades, as they don't kill on leghits as they usually do. Now that is a disadvantage, especially for a guy like me who used them as his main killing tool for years.
Now, stop whining and live with it. Have a nice day.
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Or you can just play Euro servers, commie.
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Anyone who thinks lag is advantageous should get their facts right. Not only because it's a really ridiculous argument but because you have no idea how lag works. Are you seriously childish enough to assume it only affects your side? Come on, logic ahoy. Do you think the person with high ping can kill you any better? In fact, it's even harder. Try to play on a server where you have ~200 ping and see for yourself. For the sake of your argument you can lie about it but about everyone who has played intercontinental matches know that it's easier to play when you aren't the one with high ping.
RULE OF INTARWEBS: less ping = better
Hey 1010011010, I don't know if you haven't noticed but there isn't an European Soldat Forums server. So how about you stop this and get better because if you get owned by people with 200 ping, they would rape you three times harder with normal pings.
Sorry for sounding a bit rude and all but I'm so fed up with some people blaming everything on lag.
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The fact is that latency works both way. It makes it harder to hit people just as much as it makes it harder for people to hit you (for their "shots to count/register")
This is the way it is. If you don't like it, stick to console games offline.
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The fact is that latency works both way. It makes it harder to hit people just as much as it makes it harder for people to hit you (for their "shots to count/register")
This is the way it is. If you don't like it, stick to console games offline.
*applaudes*
He's right you know...If you don't like lag, play single player ;)
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Flies, nice one on setting up this server. Might have to get Soldat up and running again to have a few rounds in it. Hopefully this will help bring forumers closer. Everyone seemed way happier when we had the old DNA server up.
However, I think you should move this topic to a forum which requires membership to view. That way we can at least, to some extent, create a server used exclusively by forumers rather than unknown people.
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Sounds good, I shall deliberate on where to put it. Ideally we'd have a separate forum just for the forums, but most of us agree that yet another forum is not what we need. We have discussed some other options and will hopefully arrive at a decision soon.
Thanks for the comment, I hope to see you there. I'm stunned at how quickly this server got me playing soldat again.. a lot.
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I'm in right now, come if you dare.
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Stats have been added. Ranks are disabled, K:D still shows on player pages. If statwhoring occurs, we will disable K:D display.
Stats are at: http://rentals.u13.net/cpgui/vitals.php?username=soldatforums&server=customwm
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Put in ctf_Ruins (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.PMS), ctf_Oracle (http://h1.ripway.com/Keron%20Cyst/ctf_oracle.rar), and ctf_Division (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=430). Trust me, they are all excellent levels (you can always remove 'em anyways if you don't like them, there's no harm done).
New thread for custom-map disc.? This thread seems a bit too spammy to wade out the posts.
I think I'll swing by this server occasionally in the future :)
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Put in ctf_Ruins (http://www.denacke.net/Dibo/maps/ctf_Ruins.PMS), ctf_Oracle (http://h1.ripway.com/Keron%20Cyst/ctf_oracle.rar), and ctf_Division (http://sml.u13.net/index.php?p=mapdl&map=430). Trust me, they are all excellent levels (you can always remove 'em anyways if you don't like them, there's no harm done).
New thread for custom-map disc.? This thread seems a bit too spammy to wade out the posts.
I think I'll swing by this server occasionally in the future :)
Ruins is already in the rotation, and I second the other two map suggestions. Love 'em both, especially Division.
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can I have links to overviews for the other two?
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www.selfkill.com
add ctf_Ash2 pretty please :D
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...I already gave you overviews.
Ash2: http://www.freewebtown.com/romo21/ash2.JPG
Oracle: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Anna_Z/ctf_oracle.jpg
Division: http://sml.u13.net/maps/screenshot/division_ov_obj.jpg
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lol. C'mon, I'm a super-strict map critic. I know what I'm talking about when I see it ;)
(Most of the time)
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This server just needs a dash of hype and a pinch of players.
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This server just needs a dash of hype and a pinch of players.
As fun as it is to sit alone and try to get spas selfkills, he is right.
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I can usually find people in #soldat.forums who are willing to play a couple of games. If you're lonely in the server, try asking there.
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Keep in mind that's not the official and working wep balance you're testing. So all gameplay there only counts if you refrain from using deagles, ak, steyr, spas, ruger, m79, barret, minimi, minigun, sock, chainsaw ...and no such are present at the server.
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Oh, and stay away from nades too...
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Am I giving the Minimi a bad image by getting lots of kills with it? Maybe I should purposely suck with it so that it looks underpowered :P
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Keep in mind that's not the official and working wep balance you're testing. So all gameplay there only counts if you refrain from using deagles, ak, steyr, spas, ruger, m79, barret, minimi, minigun, sock, chainsaw ...and no such are present at the server.
God NO! Not one from your infamous disease-ridden washing basket.. [retard]
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You forgot mp5, knife, and law.
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orly? how were they changed then, homey?
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orly? how were they changed then, homey?
The LAW reload is lowered to 89% - MP5 damage is 98% of its original value and bink 64%. Though you were most correct on the knife. :)
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well that's cute, but they are identical on sf serv and in latest balance
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First time I played in it today :]
It was fun, got to play with FliesLikeABrick and Outcast.
Btw, my alias was |FA| .Long-Range
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There are always no people when I check it.
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Yeah, it's empty a lot, but you can usually arrange a game with a few willing people on IRC in #soldat.forums on QuakeNet. If you're unfamiliar with IRC, check out this tutorial: http://wiki.soldat.nl/IRC_tutorial
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I don't think this is very good, it's quite laggy, my best ping is 200 and I can't play adequate with that. No offence though, this is probably just me haha, have fun though guys.
Dolfo
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I don't think this is very good, it's quite laggy, my best ping is 200 and I can't play adequate with that. No offence though, this is probably just me haha, have fun though guys.
Dolfo
Well... it all depends where in the world you are. Also, I personally have no problem at all playing with a 200-ish ping.
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I sure have a problem to shoot you though!
Check the forum server during European evening time, that's like, 1 pm for the US or so. We usually swarm the server after some trash-talk on IRC, and then duke it out.
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Yay for 300 ping! Ah well, at least I can get owned by good people for once :S
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Please make gamemode cycling.
I would like infiltrarion and hold the flag too. :)
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The server is nice, but settings are a bit noobish (4 nades, lots of bonuses, I'm not against bonuses but not that many) and pings are a bit to high for european players but that's obvious if the server is in USA... And usually the server is empty. So it's not yet like the old DNAGames server, but maybe some day it will be...
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If the day comes that I can afford to rent a server or rack space somewhere in the EU, there will be european servers. All of the money from U13 rentals/webhosting/donations goes into paying for the servers I've bought for this stuff as well as paying my monthly fees
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i played on it today with ultraman, he pwnd me 8)
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Pff, like that's hard to do. :P
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i played on it today with ultraman, he pwnd me 8)
ultraman > alex 8)
On a more negative note, I encountered two hackers there today :(
I tried !hacker but it asked me to give a name, and...Most retarded name I'd ever seen, would've taken me a year to type it.
I suggest adding !admin and getting rid of !hacker.
Regarding the balance, the minigun is overpowered. That is all.
Date Posted: February 07, 2007, 03:57:17 PM
Oh, the SPAS is overpowered too, as I just discovered.
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When im tryin to be in this server theres no one :(
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Soo...Wait...To join the server do you just type in:
'IP: forums.soldat.pl (67.106.77.193)
Port: 30029
Game Password: toumaz'
on the screen you'd normally be on to filter for a public server? Cause that didn't seem to work...Forgive my computer ineptitude... :-X
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It should look like this:
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6295/servercb6.gif)
Thought you don't really have to write in the password at the moment since the server has been temporarily unpassworded (http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=10755.0).
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Ohh...Okay, thanks :D
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What happened to boogie bots. It was a nice adition.
But I prefer normal bots to balance teams.
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Wow I see you're playing some cool maps there. I'll drop in soon.
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new password slapped on, can find it on the first page. Or if you're too lazy, it's mash .
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good server. But ak is nerfed? Nice map collection too. TY!
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Awww, does anyone visit the server time to time? I was on it for a while today just waiting.... nice maps though.
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Awww, does anyone visit the server time to time? I was on it for a while today just waiting.... nice maps though.
go on IRC and you can usually find a few people who want to play in there. It isn't intended to be the kind of server that is always busy (unfortunately)
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cool i will drop in soon
Date Posted: August 16, 2007, 09:27:08 AM
i played now there it was cool i was first :) my nickname in soldat is <F.E.A.R>ReLoaDinG
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The choice of maps in the rotation isn't good. I don't like most of the maps, they have too much scenery and the gameplay isn't great. I suggest the server have the same settings as U13, default settings and maps.